Newstead Jennifer

About Newstead Jennifer

Jennifer Newstead is the Chief Legal Officer at Meta Platforms, Inc., where she oversees the company’s global legal and corporate governance matters. Before joining Meta, she served as Legal Adviser to the U.S. Department of State, a role she held from January 2018 to April 2019. That public-sector experience gave her deep exposure to public law, international regulatory issues, and the handling of sensitive policy matters at the intersection of government and business. She joined Facebook in 2019, at a time when large digital platforms were facing intense scrutiny over privacy, competition, content moderation, and broader regulatory oversight. At Meta, her responsibilities center on legal risk management, advising senior leadership, and coordinating compliance, litigation, and governance issues across a global business. Her background reflects a career that bridges government service and high-level legal leadership in technology companies. In recent years, she has been associated with overseeing major governance and legal functions, supporting strategic corporate initiatives, and managing relationships with U.S. and international authorities. Overall, her career profile emphasizes experience in complex regulatory environments and senior legal stewardship within one of the most significant publicly listed technology companies in the United States.